Porz


Porz is a city district or Stadtbezirk of Cologne, Germany. It is situated on the right side of the Rhine in the south-east of the city. Porz is the largest borough of Cologne by area at 78,87 km² and has 107,500 inhabitants.
Porz borders with the Cologne boroughs of Kalk and Innenstadt to the North, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis to the East and South, and the Rhine to the West. On the other riverbank lies the Cologne borough of Rodenkirchen.

History

In 1951 the former independent town of Porz was awarded the town privileges. In the course of the local government reform in the 1970s in North Rhine-Westphalia, Porz was incorporated with Cologne.

Subdivisions

Porz consists of 16 Stadtteile :

Economy

Organisations based in Porz include: The German Aerospace Center, TÜV Rheinland, The European Astronaut Centre of the European Space Agency and part of Cologne-Bonn airport. Engine manufacturer Deutz AG has an R&D facility in Porz. The also belongs to Porz and contributes to the local economy by the large number soldiers stationed there. Since the beginning of the 20th century, Porz has been known for its glass manufacture.

Transport

For car drivers, Porz can be reached from the Cologne-wolff Beltway via Bundesautobahn 59 and Bundesautobahn 559.

Rhine bridges

Porz is served by a number of railway stations. Regional train station include Porz, Porz-Wahn, Köln-Steinstraße and Köln-Airport Business Park. Porz has two light-rail stations of Stadtbahn-line. One is at Porz Steinstraße, the other in the town center at Porz Markt:

Twin towns – sister cities

Porz is "twinned" with the following cities: